I thought firefighters were above this type of lawsuit. They assume the risk of injury by fire in the course of responding to a call. Don’t they also assume risk of injury due to a slip and fall in the course of responding to a call? Good for New Hampshire for laying down some guidelines for the future.
It has been my experience that the WC policy would cover the injury so it is possible the suit was initiated by the WC carrier.
It is also possible that the WC carrier denied the claim, leaving the firefighter little choice but to sue; after all, volunteers have other full time jobs that can be effected if they get injured.
I thought firefighters were above this type of lawsuit. They assume the risk of injury by fire in the course of responding to a call. Don’t they also assume risk of injury due to a slip and fall in the course of responding to a call? Good for New Hampshire for laying down some guidelines for the future.
Apparently not the volunteer ones.
What, exactly, is “purposeful negligence?
It has been my experience that the WC policy would cover the injury so it is possible the suit was initiated by the WC carrier.
It is also possible that the WC carrier denied the claim, leaving the firefighter little choice but to sue; after all, volunteers have other full time jobs that can be effected if they get injured.